What: A discovery by physician Charles R. Drew enabled blood to be stored for a year, instead of the usual seven days. The finding had huge importance during the World War II.
When: 1938
Where: Columbia University’s Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan
Sep 13, 2010 | Categories: All stories, Early 20th Century (1898-1945), Health & Medicine, Washington Heights/Inwood | Tags: blood, Charles R. Drew, Columbia University, Plasma for Britain, Red Cross, World War II | Leave A Comment »
What: The birth of the Manhattan Project
When: World War II
Where: At three locations on Broadway, including the Woolworth Building
May 16, 2010 | Categories: All stories, Early 20th Century (1898-1945), Financial District, Physics & Mathematics, Scientists & Institutions, Technology & Engineering | Tags: atomic bomb, Manhattan Project, military, U.S. Army Corps, World War II | Leave A Comment »